As protests escalate across West Papua in Indonesia this week, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has called on member churches to pray for justice and peace in the region. In a statement released yesterday, the PCC condemned “institutional racism against the indigenous people of [Read More]

With climate change intensifying the ferocity and frequency of natural disasters—typically in regions where the poor are disproportionately affected—how do we as the Church respond? That was the question posed at UnitingWorld’s annual conference of Southeast Asia Partners, held in Bali from 29 July to [Read More]

Colleagues and friends of Rev Dr Seforosa (Sef) Carroll gathered at St Stephens Uniting Church in Sydney on Tuesday to say farewell and celebrate Sef's work and ministry. Since joining UnitingWorld in 2014, Sef has been a been a powerhouse of theology, church partnership-building, teaching [Read More]

A statement from the President’s Conference, Fiji 2019 “For God so loved the cosmos” (John 3:16) The good news of Christ is for the whole of creation and we are one with all creation in Christ. (Col 1: 23) We, the participants of the 2019 President’s Conference, [Read More]

Last week I had the great privilege of attending the Annual General Conference of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga (FWC) with Uniting Church President Dr Diedre Palmer. The day we arrived in the capital Nuku'alofa we were swept up in the famous hospitality and [Read More]

Teetering on the edge of drought, one of our sheep farmers in Victoria knows the importance of planning and preparing for disasters. His decision to give more than $5,000 to our Disaster Risk Reduction appeal came the day before his property received heavy rainfall that [Read More]

Thank you for stepping up and being part of Lent Event in 2019. You've helped us hit our target of $328,000 in record time this year and have had such encouraging feedback about your love of the people and projects in Timor Leste! Margot writes: [Read More]

“90% of people in the Solomon Islands believe in God. When a message about women comes from the Bible, their eyes are open, they feel it has more weight. And that’s why we will see a reduction in gender-based violence and increased respect for women [Read More]

“It’s our choices that matter in the end. Not wishes, not words, not promises.” How many choices do you think you might make each day? Researchers suggest it’s about 35,000 choices – 227 relating to food alone. Little wonder so many of us have choice [Read More]

Notes from the National Director When Australia was asked to choose a new federal government last month, my husband Chris and I found ourselves investing time and energy into helping our children think about the decision we were facing as a nation, even though they’re [Read More]